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11th Region Final: Lafayette's ace shuts down the Indians

6/8/2021

LEXINGTON — The Indians had to beat two very talented pitchers — Lexington Christian Academy's Elijah Hammond and Gavin Faulkner of Frederick Douglass — to earn a spot in the 11th Region Tournament championship game.
On Monday, they faced an even bigger challenge, though.
"We knew it was going to be a battle," Madison Central coach Steve Roof said of Lafayette senior right-hander Micah Cowan. "He's a really good pitcher."

11th Region Semi-finals: Central tops Douglass to move back into finals

6/6/2021

LEXINGTON — Bradley Poynter had been preparing for this moment for months. And he was ready.
"I was told at the beginning of the season that I had to go seven innings in the regional — and that's what it came down to," Poynter said. The sophomore rose to that challenge. Poynter scattered six hits as #7 Madison Central topped #10 Frederick Douglass, 8-4, in the semifinals of the 11th Region Tournament on Sunday evening at Lexington Catholic. Senior Nate Storie hit a two-run homer and catcher Tyler Brook drove in three runs for the Indians (31-8).

11th Region Baseball: Brook's walk-off gives Central 3-2 win over LCA

6/5/2021

In the most intense moments of the most important game of the season, Dawson Hall kept one simple thought in his mind. "Just throw the ball," the Madison Central senior left-hander said. Hall worked out of trouble in the sixth and seventh innings against Lexington Christian Academy on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the 11th Region Tournament at Don Richardson Field.

Central seniors moving on to college after missing out on final HS Season

7/25/2020

The Indians came into the 2020 season confident that they would have a chance to compete for another 11th Region Tournament championship.
And with good reason.
Madison Central won 27 games the previous year and returned a deep, experienced line-up that included lots of pitching and an offense led by a Division I infielder.

Just a couple more innings...

4/8/2020

It happened more times than I can remember.
And, admittedly, it always annoyed me.
Here's the scenario.
It's the fourth inning of high school baseball game at Don Richardson Field in Richmond.
Madison Central has a big lead and appears to be heading toward a nice, easy, short, mercy-run victory against an overmatched opponent.

Central's Travis signs with EKU

11/15/2019

Just a few years ago, Bryce Travis was just an average high school pitcher. He was reaching the low 80s with his fastball, but didn't really have a great assortment of pitches or outstanding control. "I was throwing hard, but I wasn't unique in any way," Travis said. "I was like everyone else." Travis, however, was determined to set himself apart from everyone else.

Tates Creek tops Central 11-3

5/29/2019

GEORGETOWN -- Noah Metcalfe turned in an outstanding performance during Madison Central's 2-1 win over Tates Creek on April 30 in Richmond. On Tuesday, the teams met again. And once again Metcalfe was on the mound. This time around, however, things turned out much differently. Metcalfe didn't make it out of the first inning as #2 Tates Creek (30-7) took control early and rolled to an 11-3 win over the #6 Indians (27-10) in the semifinals of the 11th Region Tournament.

11th Region Baseball: Indians slip past Scott County 1-0

5/27/2019

Lucas Myers had a little extra motivation when he took the mound against Scott County on Monday afternoon at Don Richardson Field. He wanted to erase some bad memories. "I gave up four runs against them last year," Myers said. "I was looking for a little bit of revenge." In last year's 11th Region Tournament title game, the Cardinals put together a big late rally, which included a two-run homer off of Myers. The Indians hung for an 8-6 win. A year later, Myers faced the Cardinals again in another pressure-packed situation.

Ecklar signs with Bellarmine University

11/28/2018

The Bellarmine University baseball team has added nine student-athletes in the early signing period. This is Head Coach Larry Owens' sixth recruiting class with Bellarmine and third with Assistant Coach Nick Eversole as the recruiting coordinator.

The future Knights include Oldham County (Ky.) High School's Gabe Bratetic, Trinity (Ky.) High School's Brett Pfaadt, Ballard (Ky.) High School's Nolan Pender, Madison Central (Ky.) High School's Devin Ecklar...

Snapp signs with Eastern Illinois University

11/14/2018

Charleston, Ill.- The Eastern Illinois baseball team and Head Coach Jason Anderson have announced the addition of seven new members that will join the program for the 2020 season. The Panthers will bring in two junior college transfers as well as five high school commits. EIU added Ben Snapp to bring more speed and power to the EIU lineup.

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